El Maffa (also written El Maja) is a village in the
commune of
El Ouata,
Béchar Province
Béchar () is a Provinces of Algeria, province ''(Wilayah, wilaya)'' in Algeria, located on the border with Morocco in the Algerian Desert, Algerian Sahara. It is the second least-densely populated province in Algeria, with a population of 353591 ...
,
Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
. The village is located on the northeast bank of the
Oued Saoura
Oued Saoura is an intermittent river, or wadi, formed from the confluence of the Oued Guir and Oued Zouzfana at Igli, forming the Saoura valley. While in the past the flow of the river was steady and plentiful, in recent years it has diminished ...
southeast of El Ouata. It is connected to El Ouata by a local road along the side of the river, along with the other villages
Ammas,
Aguedal
Aguedal is a village in the commune of El Ouata, in Béchar Province, Algeria. The village is located on the northeast bank of the Oued Saoura southeast of El Ouata. It is connected to El Ouata by a local road along the side of the river, alon ...
and
El Beïda
El Beïda (sometimes written El Bayada) is a village in the commune of El Ouata, in Béchar Province, Algeria. The village lies on the Oued Saoura
Oued Saoura is an intermittent river, or wadi, formed from the confluence of the Oued Guir and ...
.
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Neighbouring towns and cities
Populated places in Béchar Province
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